BC Family Foundation primarily makes large, concentrated grants to other private/family foundations and charitable grantmaking vehicles, suggesting it functions as a funder-of-funders or a pass-through donor. Grants are few in number, high in dollar value, and frequently recur to the same organizations, indicating a preference for supporting established philanthropic intermediaries or affiliated family foundations rather than direct service providers.
Highly concentrated: a small number of very large grants (around $2.7M each), typically made repeatedly to the same recipient organizations rather than distributed broadly to many nonprofits.
Notable grantees: Rising Phoenix Charitable Foundation, MRC Full Circle Foundation, Alexander Brady Foundation, Island Sunrise Foundation, Graham Family Foundation
Bc Family Foundation Inc C/o Pkf O'connor Davies LLP directs large charitable-purpose grants to other foundations and philanthropic vehicles rather than to direct-service nonprofits. The 2023 record shows repeated, high-value awards to a small set of intermediary organizations, including $1,355,064 to Rising Phoenix Charitable Foundation and $1,349,498 to Mrc Full Circle Foundation. Those grants sit at the top of a pattern built around family and private foundations in Middleburg, Virginia, with the same organizations appearing more than once in the recent grants list. The foundation’s approach is concentrated and relationship-based. Several of its largest grants went to entities such as Graham Family Foundation and Island Sunrise Foundation, each receiving $1,349,327 for charitable purposes. The mix of recurring recipients and broad charitable-purpose language suggests a structure focused on supporting affiliated grantmaking platforms that can deploy capital in their own ways. Smaller grants also appear, but the overall shape of the portfolio is defined by a handful of sizable awards to philanthropic intermediaries.
The foundation’s clearest pattern is support for philanthropic intermediaries. In 2023, it gave $1,349,327 to Graham Family Foundation for charitable purposes and the same amount to Island Sunrise Foundation for charitable purposes, alongside another $1,349,498 grant to Mrc Full Circle Foundation. It also backs charitable-purpose grants to named operating nonprofits. Blue Ridge Area Food Bank Inc received $25,000, while Americans in Wartime Experience received $10,000. Both are part of a broader set of smaller awards that sit below the foundation’s larger regranting relationships. Community-focused giving appears as well. Seven Loaves Services Inc received $7,000, and Middleburg Community Center received $5,000. The portfolio also includes cultural and environmental support through National Sporting Library and Museum, Piedmont Environmental Council, and Middleburg Spring Races.
Typical grants are clustered in the low thousands, with a p25 of $5,000, a median of $6,000, and a p75 of $25,000. That said, the 2023 filing also includes several very large awards above $1.3 million, showing a split between routine smaller grants and a few major allocations. The recipient list includes repeated awards to the same organizations within the year, especially among the larger grants, which points to recurring relationships rather than one-off transactions. The foundation is not a private foundation that funds individuals, and it does not make program-related investments.
$13.8M
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$75K
$7M
Most grants fall between $5K and $25K, with a median of $6K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$6K
75th Percentile
$25K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in VA.
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Grantmaking is national, but the recent record is heavily concentrated in Virginia. Middleburg, VA appears repeatedly across the recipient list, including Rising Phoenix Charitable Foundation, Mrc Full Circle Foundation, National Sporting Library and Museum, Seven Loaves Services Inc, Middleburg Community Center, and Middleburg Spring Races. Other Virginia recipients include Fairfax, Verona, Bristow, Warrenton, and Marshall. Outside Virginia, the list includes Portland, OR and Rye, NH. All recent grants shown go to US recipients.
It most often supports other private or family foundations and charitable grantmaking vehicles. The recent grants list is dominated by large charitable-purpose awards to entities such as Rising Phoenix Charitable Foundation, Mrc Full Circle Foundation, Graham Family Foundation, and Island Sunrise Foundation.
The distribution is tightly clustered at the low end, with a p25 of $5,000, a median of $6,000, and a p75 of $25,000. The same filing also shows several multi-million-dollar grants, so the foundation uses both routine smaller awards and a few very large allocations.
Yes. The recent grants list includes recipients in Virginia, Oregon, and New Hampshire, while the overall scope is national. Virginia appears most often, with multiple recipients in Middleburg and other cities across the state.
Recurring relationships are visible in the recent grants list. Several recipients appear more than once in 2023, including Rising Phoenix Charitable Foundation, Mrc Full Circle Foundation, Graham Family Foundation, Alexander Brady Foundation, Island Sunrise Foundation, Nra Foundation, Blue Ridge Area Food Bank Inc, Americans in Wartime Experience, National Sporting Library and Museum, Seven Loaves Services Inc, The Middleburg Humane Foundation, and Xerxes Society.
2023
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2023.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RISING PHOENIX CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | MIDDLEBURG, VA | $1,355,064 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| RISING PHOENIX CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | MIDDLEBURG, VA | $1,355,064 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| MRC FULL CIRCLE FOUNDATION | MIDDLEBURG, VA | $1,349,498 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| MRC FULL CIRCLE FOUNDATION | MIDDLEBURG, VA | $1,349,498 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| ISLAND SUNRISE FOUNDATION | MIDDLEBURG, VA | $1,349,327 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| ALEXANDER BRADY FOUNDATION | MIDDLEBURG, VA | $1,349,327 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| GRAHAM FAMILY FOUNDATION | MIDDLEBURG, VA | $1,349,327 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| GRAHAM FAMILY FOUNDATION | MIDDLEBURG, VA | $1,349,327 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| ISLAND SUNRISE FOUNDATION | MIDDLEBURG, VA | $1,349,327 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| ALEXANDER BRADY FOUNDATION | MIDDLEBURG, VA | $1,349,327 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| NRA FOUNDATION | FAIRFAX, VA | $25,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| BLUE RIDGE AREA FOOD BANK INC | VERONA, VA | $25,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| BLUE RIDGE AREA FOOD BANK INC | VERONA, VA | $25,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| NRA FOUNDATION | FAIRFAX, VA | $25,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| AMERICANS IN WARTIME EXPERIENCE | BRISTOW, VA | $10,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| AMERICANS IN WARTIME EXPERIENCE | BRISTOW, VA | $10,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| NATIONAL SPORTING LIBRARY AND MUSEUM | MIDDLEBURG, VA | $10,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| NATIONAL SPORTING LIBRARY AND MUSEUM | MIDDLEBURG, VA | $10,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| SEVEN LOAVES SERVICES INC | MIDDLEBURG, VA | $7,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| THE MIDDLEBURG HUMANE FOUNDATION | MARSHALL, VA | $7,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| SEVEN LOAVES SERVICES INC | MIDDLEBURG, VA | $7,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| THE MIDDLEBURG HUMANE FOUNDATION | MARSHALL, VA | $7,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER | SEATTLE, WA | $5,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| XERXES SOCIETY | PORTLAND, OR | $5,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| MIDDLEBURG COMMUNITY CENTER | MIDDLEBURG, VA | $5,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| NEXT GENERATION CHOICES FOUNDATION | RYE, NH | $5,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| PIEDMONT ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL | WARRENTON, VA | $5,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| NEXT GENERATION CHOICES FOUNDATION | RYE, NH | $5,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER | SEATTLE, WA | $5,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| MIDDLEBURG SPRING RACES | MIDDLEBURG, VA | $5,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| MIDDLEBURG COMMUNITY CENTER | MIDDLEBURG, VA | $5,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| PIEDMONT ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL | WARRENTON, VA | $5,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| MIDDLEBURG SPRING RACES | MIDDLEBURG, VA | $5,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| XERXES SOCIETY | PORTLAND, OR | $5,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| AFRICAN ENVIRONMENTAL FILM FOUNDATION | CAMARILLO, CA | $3,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| AFRICAN ENVIRONMENTAL FILM FOUNDATION | CAMARILLO, CA | $3,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| FAUQUIER FOOD BANK | WARRENTON, VA | $2,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| NORTHERN PIEDMONT YOUTH CENTER | WARRENTON, VA | $2,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| FAUQUIER FREE CLINIC | WARRENTON, VA | $2,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| THE FAUQUIER SPCA | WARRENTON, VA | $2,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| FAUQUIER FOOD BANK | WARRENTON, VA | $2,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| THE FAUQUIER SPCA | WARRENTON, VA | $2,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| NORTHERN PIEDMONT YOUTH CENTER | WARRENTON, VA | $2,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| FAUQUIER FREE CLINIC | WARRENTON, VA | $2,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
RISING PHOENIX CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$1,355,064CHARITABLE PURPOSES
RISING PHOENIX CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$1,355,064CHARITABLE PURPOSES
MRC FULL CIRCLE FOUNDATION
$1,349,498CHARITABLE PURPOSES
MRC FULL CIRCLE FOUNDATION
$1,349,498CHARITABLE PURPOSES
ISLAND SUNRISE FOUNDATION
$1,349,327CHARITABLE PURPOSES
ALEXANDER BRADY FOUNDATION
$1,349,327CHARITABLE PURPOSES
GRAHAM FAMILY FOUNDATION
$1,349,327CHARITABLE PURPOSES
GRAHAM FAMILY FOUNDATION
$1,349,327CHARITABLE PURPOSES
ISLAND SUNRISE FOUNDATION
$1,349,327CHARITABLE PURPOSES
ALEXANDER BRADY FOUNDATION
$1,349,327CHARITABLE PURPOSES
AMERICANS IN WARTIME EXPERIENCE
$10,000CHARITABLE PURPOSES
AMERICANS IN WARTIME EXPERIENCE
$10,000CHARITABLE PURPOSES
SEVEN LOAVES SERVICES INC
$7,000CHARITABLE PURPOSES
SEVEN LOAVES SERVICES INC
$7,000CHARITABLE PURPOSES
XERXES SOCIETY
$5,000CHARITABLE PURPOSES
MIDDLEBURG COMMUNITY CENTER
$5,000CHARITABLE PURPOSES
NEXT GENERATION CHOICES FOUNDATION
$5,000CHARITABLE PURPOSES
NEXT GENERATION CHOICES FOUNDATION
$5,000CHARITABLE PURPOSES
MIDDLEBURG SPRING RACES
$5,000CHARITABLE PURPOSES
MIDDLEBURG COMMUNITY CENTER
$5,000CHARITABLE PURPOSES
MIDDLEBURG SPRING RACES
$5,000CHARITABLE PURPOSES
XERXES SOCIETY
$5,000CHARITABLE PURPOSES
AFRICAN ENVIRONMENTAL FILM FOUNDATION
$3,000CHARITABLE PURPOSES
AFRICAN ENVIRONMENTAL FILM FOUNDATION
$3,000CHARITABLE PURPOSES
FAUQUIER FOOD BANK
$2,000CHARITABLE PURPOSES
NORTHERN PIEDMONT YOUTH CENTER
$2,000CHARITABLE PURPOSES
FAUQUIER FREE CLINIC
$2,000CHARITABLE PURPOSES
THE FAUQUIER SPCA
$2,000CHARITABLE PURPOSES
FAUQUIER FOOD BANK
$2,000CHARITABLE PURPOSES
THE FAUQUIER SPCA
$2,000CHARITABLE PURPOSES
NORTHERN PIEDMONT YOUTH CENTER
$2,000CHARITABLE PURPOSES
FAUQUIER FREE CLINIC
$2,000CHARITABLE PURPOSES